Mar 22,2022 Ryota Hara, a patent attorney at our firm, has been awarded the Lawyer Monthly Legal Award 2021 in the category Trademark Lawyer of the Year Ryota Hara, a patent attorney in the Trademark and Design Department of our firm, is a winner and recipient of a prestigious 2021 Legal Awards in the…
Mar 9, 2022 Asamura Patent Office recognized as an Excellent Enterprise of Health and Productivity Management 2022 Asamura Patent Office has been certified as an Excellent Enterprise of Health and Productivity Management 2022 (Small and Medium-Sized Corporations Category) by METI and the Japan Health Council for the second consecutive year. The Excellent Enterprise…
Feb 28,2022 Our firm has been awarded Trademark Law Firm of the Year in Japan 2022 according to Global Law Experts We are pleased to announce that our firm has been awarded Trademark Law Firm of the Year in Japan for 3 consecutive years. It is a testament to the strength of our IP…
Feb 28, 2022 Multiple dependent claims depending on other multiple dependent claims will no longer be allowed in Japan Multiple dependent claims depending on other multiple dependent claims will no longer be allowed to be stated in utility model registration and patent applications from April 2022 onwards. The Ordinance for Enforcement of the Patent…
Feb 25,2022 Discussion Meeting with the Patent Office Appeals Division A total of 12 people, including Mr. Katsura, Director of the Appeals Division of the Japan Patent Office, four members of the Appeals Division, including Mr. Morooka, Director of the Appeals Division, Mr. Asamura, Director of Asamura Patent Office, ten patent attorneys, and two…
Jan 28, 2022 Japan April 1, 2022 Transitional measures for revision of patent, trademark registration, and renewal registration fees With the enactment of the Act for Partial Revision of the Patent Act on April 1, 2022, patent fees, trademark, and renewal registration fees will be revised (increased). The transitional measures for the revision of…
Mar 11, 2021 Japan’s Patent Law Revised: Major Draft Amendments To cope with the changes caused by Covid-19, such as the demand for digital services and remote working conditions, the Patent Law and other related laws have been revised proposing the following amendments : (1) improving procedures adopting digitization and other activities (2) reviewing…
Oct 1, 2021 Changes to fee rates for patent, trademark and renewal registration from April 1, 2022 in Japan There will be changes to fee rates from April 1,2022, which will apply only to patents, trademark, and international applications. There will be no changes to the utility models and designs fees. Please refer to…
Dec 22, 2021 Patent, trademark and renewal registration fees will be revised on April 1, 2022 (follow-up report) A Cabinet decision has been made to issue a Cabinet Order to specify the effective date of the Act for Partial Revision of the Patent Act. This Cabinet Order includes provisions for the revision of patent…
